Olympics - Finestre sull'Arte

Casa Italia's exhibition for Milan-Cortina was embarrassing: the public deserved better

A few days ago, we were roughly at the beginning of the second week of the Olympics, Aldo Cazzullo wrote in the Corriere that "Milan is not at all pervaded by Olympic fever," and that after the inauguration the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games were "flowing ...
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Could the Milan Cortina brazier be displayed in a museum after the Games?

The Olympic brazier for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games could remain in Milan even after the event is over. The hypothesis was put forward by Mayor Giuseppe Sala on the sidelines of the Your Next Milano event, dedicated to the impact of the Olymp...
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Auctioning a rare 1956 Cortina Olympic flashlight, symbolic bridge to Milan Cortina 2026

A special timed auction organized by Cambi Auction House kicked off on January 30, 2026, entirely dedicated to a single lot of great historical and symbolic importance: a rare original Olympic flashlight from the 1956 7th Winter Olympic Games in Cort...
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Milan Cortina 2026, Casa Italia opens to the public for the first time: an exhibition in three locations

On the occasion of the XXV Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina 2026, scheduled for Feb. 6-22, CONI, the Italian National Olympic Committee, renews and expands the project of Casa Italia, the traditional headquarters of the Italian Olympic team, tra...
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Olympic flame lit in front of Temple of Hera: will travel to Milan Cortina 2026

The Olympic flame destined for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games was lit Nov. 26 in Olympia, at the site that holds the origins of the Olympic movement. The ceremony took place inside the Greek city's Archaeological Museum, after the fire had been ...
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Design and Olympics to tell Italy without clichés: the visual identity of Milan Cortina 2026

We are only a few months away from the start of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, but the Olympics and Paralympics to be held in Italy, exactly 20 years after Turin 2006, already have their own well-defined identity that is ...
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Milan Cortina 2026 Games medals unveiled: a design symbol of unity

The official medals of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were unveiled in Venice. The presentation ceremony was held at Palazzo Balbi, headquarters of the Veneto Region, in the presence of numerous institutional and sports au...
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In Paris, all-electric Olympic hot air balloon returns to fly for all summers until 2028

For three consecutive summers, the Olympic and Paralympic brazier, the huge hot air balloon of the Paris Games that sailed across the skies of the Ville Lumière, will return to light up the Parisian sky, rising every night from June 21, during...
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